Articles about e-commerce

OneDayOnly ditches ‘chaotic’ AI price comparison

AI “just missed so much” when it came to price comparisons, leading to “broken comparisons”, says the online retailer.

The new rules of holiday retail, rewritten by Black Friday

The omnichannel is now non-negotiable as consumers want consistency across all the shopping platforms they choose, whether physical or digital.

Prosus unveils AI-powered large commerce models

The company rolls out an AI system trained on 500 million users and 10 trillion data tokens, which it says will replace traditional e-commerce search.

Naspers shares gain traction as shareholders buy into split

The company’s stock has gone from R17.50 to R6 395 in just three decades before the company split its stock to give shareholders more value.

OLX in R22.4bn deal to buy France’s La Centrale

The online classifieds firm will acquire French autos platform La Centrale for €1.1 billion, marking its entry into Western Europe.

Gobuddy looks to revolutionise e-commerce deliveries

The company uses route-matching technology to connect customer deliveries in the e-commerce sector to vetted transporters already travelling along those routes.

Takealot extends e-commerce lead despite arrival of disruptors

The Naspers-owned group maintains its grip on the market, despite multinational e-commerce disruptors like Amazon, Shein and Temu gaining momentum in SA.

Reinventing retail through cloud

As traditional retail and e-commerce converge, the businesses that align trust, data and infrastructure will set the standard for customer experience.

Sales spike for Checkers Sixty60

The Checkers-owned last-mile delivery platform’s sales increased by 47.7% to R18.9 billion, in the year ended 30 June.

How Lamus Design is changing e-commerce for small businesses in SA

Instead of locking you into ongoing payments, Lamus Design offers once-off e-commerce website packages suited to small businesses.

Ten signs your hobby or side hustle is ready for e-commerce, .STORE domain

An online store helps you manage growth by making the buying process smoother for your customers and easier for you to handle inventory and fulfilment.

Slashing transaction fees for Shopify businesses – TJ, Boodil partnership

Transaction Junction has teamed up with e-commerce payments company Boodil for the launch of an e-commerce payment solution for Shopify merchants.